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Debris finder, PolCor-2
An instrument to detect debris around young stars


Content:

  1. Introduction
  2. Exoplanets
  3. Stars dust disc
  4. Albanova, research center in Stockholm
  5. The instrument, PolCor-2
  6. The mechanical box's surfaces
  7. Coronagraph
  8. Mirror set one
  9. Filters
  10. Lyot Stop
  11. Servo motors
  12. Polarizer
  13. Parabolic and flat mirror set two
  14. Lucky Imaging
  15. The camera
  16. The computer
  17. Test of the instrument that has been done
  18. Conclusion
  19. End of demonstration
  20. Follow up with links of information about coronagraphs

16: The computer

Debris finder or planet hunter

The computer that controls the system.

This complex camera system is controlled by a computer. Here, a standard industrial PC, which provides a flexible and economical solution. It is for including this as H.G. comes in as software developer, many different components to be controlled, measurement data to be collected and processed.

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